For solo inventors

The notebook of ideas
deserves an answer

You have ideas that have never been tested against what already exists, and a fee quote that made finding out impossible. IPGuru turns finding out into the cheap part: evidence first, decisions second, money last.

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Recognize yourself?

If any of these sound familiar, this page is for you

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The untested notebook

You keep a notebook or notes app of ideas that have never been checked against what is already patented.

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“You should patent that”

You have heard it, but nobody ever explains what that actually involves, or what it should cost.

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An honest read, first

You want to know whether an idea is new before spending real money on it, not after.

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Ready, if prepared

You would file, or talk to an attorney, if the preparation were already done and paid for in evenings rather than retainers.

What you walk away with

Five gated steps, real deliverables at every one

The FORGE method is proprietary to IPGuru: you approve the evidence at every gate, and a weak Grade loops the work back instead of letting it through.

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Focus

A structured write-up of your idea

The problem it solves, how it works, how it looks and what has been tried before, drawn out of you in conversation.

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Observe

A prior-art search report

Your idea checked against 250M+ patents in five translated languages, with a market scan and a novelty and feasibility assessment.

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Refine

Your invention, visualized and drafted

2D drawings, product-in-use renders, 3D models and a short video, plus formal patent figures, claims and a description for your country.

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Grade

A mock-examination scorecard

The application tested the way a patent office would test it, before anyone official sees it.

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Execute

The finished pack

A complete filing pack, PCT or national, ready to self-file or hand to an attorney. Or a documented trade-secret record if the evidence says that protects it better.

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Take this page with you

A two-sided PDF of this persona, made to forward or print.

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From the platform

From a backyard problem to a rendered concept

The Birdfeeder Defense System started as a note about squirrels. The platform carried it through concept, prior art, renders and a drafted application. Your idea takes the same road.

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Start with the oldest idea in the notebook.

Brainstorming costs nothing, and finding out is the point.

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